Georgia

In Dortmund, Germany, before the Euro 2024 group stage match between Georgia and Turkey, Georgian and Turkish fans started a fight at the stadium, involving about 40 people from each side, which led to clashes that required police intervention and the removal of about 10 offenders.

Armenia plans to purchase French CAESAR self-propelled artillery systems, strengthening its defense relations with France.

A 35-year-old Ukrainian woman was sentenced in Russia to 12 years in prison for launching balloons with a white, blue and white flag in Moscow, which the authorities considered to be participation in a terrorist organization.

Iraq and Jordan withdrew their signatures from the joint communiqué of the Global Peace Summit, bringing the document aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine to 78 countries.

Georgian President Zurabishvili emphasized her country's experience with Russian aggression before the war in Ukraine, expressing concern over Russia's plans to open a new naval base.

The first Global Peace Summit has begun in Switzerland, with 101 countries and international organizations registered to participate.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili at the Peace Summit, discussing bilateral cooperation, security challenges, the energy crisis in Ukraine due to Russian attacks, and the common aspiration for EU membership, while Georgia considers restoring diplomatic relations with Russia.

The Georgian LGBT human rights organization Tbilisi Pride has canceled all Pride Month events this year due to fears of government violence and hate laws against the LGBTQ community.

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili will attend the Peace Summit in Burgenstock, despite tensions with the Georgian government over her foreign visits.

Georgian prime minister Ilklii Kobakhidze will take part in the conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine (URC2024) in Berlin on June 11-12, which aims to mobilize international support for the restoration, reconstruction, reforms and modernization of Ukraine.

The European Commission has recommended that the EU start accession negotiations with Ukraine this month, as Ukraine has implemented all additional measures and continues its systematic efforts to join the EU amid the war on Russian aggression.

The European Commission will recommend starting EU accession talks with Ukraine in June, before Hungary takes over the bloc's presidency.

Miller said at a briefing that visa sanctions will affect members of the Georgian Dream and their families, members of Parliament, and law enforcement officers. It is known that at the moment up to 36 names are included in the list for visa sanctions, but so far it has not been announced.

The EU may review the visa-free regime with Georgia due to the law on foreign agents adopted in Ukraine, as this may violate the conditions for visa liberalization.

Georgia's ruling party plans to introduce bills restricting LGBT rights, including banning same-sex marriage, adoption of children by non-heterosexual couples, sex reassignment surgery, and "LGBT propaganda" in education and the media.

The Georgian authorities have announced a possible seizure of the accounts of NGOs and media outlets that refuse to register as "foreign agents" under a new law requiring the declaration of foreign funding in the amount of more than 20% of income, despite fears of being branded and facing restrictions, as in Russia.

Five deported orphaned children from the Mykolaiv region, who survived on the front line and were abducted by Russians at gunpoint, were returned to Ukraine from Russia by the save Ukraine team.

The Lithuanian ambassador to Tbilisi was summoned to the Georgian foreign ministry in connection with Vilnius ' "gross interference in internal affairs" in connection with Lithuania's criticism of Georgia's adoption of the law on foreign agents and the participation of the Lithuanian Foreign Minister in protests against the document.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemned the unfriendly and distorted statements of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze about the events in Ukraine. The ministry called on Georgian politicians to refrain from repeating Russian statements about Ukraine.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told reporters that no one will wait for the Maidan in Georgia.

Hungary is likely to lose its influential EU enlargement portfolio due to its pro-russian stance and opposition to aid to Ukraine and sanctions.

Speaker of the Georgian parliament Shalva Papuashvili promised to sign the controversial law on" foreign agents " instead of the president, after which the document will come into force.

Georgia's president called on citizens to collect signatures in a referendum against a controversial law on "foreign agents" after parliament overrode her veto, promising to prepare a response on October 26.

The European Commission reiterated the EU's position that the law adopted in Georgia "contradicts the basic principles and values of the European Union.

Georgia's parliament overrode a presidential veto and passed a controversial law on "foreign agents" that critics say is inspired by Russia and could hinder the country's European aspirations.

Protesters gather in Tbilisi, Georgia, against the controversial “foreign agents” law, with the epicenter of the protest in parliament, where the ruling party intends to override a presidential veto of the law.

Recently, Birkadze has been appearing in the media as a political expert. He even appeared on the air of a telethon, where, however, he attracted attention not for his in-depth analysis, but for a very characteristic remark.

Finland will do everything to ensure Ukraine's victory in the war against Russia, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said.

The Legal Committee of the Georgian Parliament did not uphold President Salome Zurabishvili's veto of the draft law "On Transparency of Foreign Influence" - the so-called "foreign agents" law.

The United States begins to reconsider bilateral cooperation with Georgia and imposes visa restrictions due to Georgia's "foreign agents" law, which undermines democracy and suppresses dissent.